Skeletal Bio Lab

Department of Human Evolutionary Biology

Welcome to the Skeletal Biology Lab

We study the evolution and function of the musculo-skeletal system,
with a primary focus on using experimental and morphometric approaches to
addressing how and why the human body looks the way it does.
Current experimental research projects include the biomechanics and evolution of
running, walking, throwing, chewing, food processing, and sweating. We also work on
morphometric and developmental studies of craniofacial growth in humans, hominins,
and other mammals.